- In estimating, it can be assumed that the yield of the concrete will be approximately equal to the quantity of gravel used.
- The amount of the deduction is equal to the value of the stock contributed.
- The sum of the angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles.
- Legislation giving women status as equal partners in marriage was passed in 1993.
- He is not equal in status to the other citizens.
- This experience reinforced American egalitarianism, the belief that everyone is equal in status.
- I will do everything in my power to fight for fair and equal treatment.
- The report found pregnancy discrimination, equal pay, harassment, access to employment and promotion, and dismissal as causes of complaint.
- They also indicated in large numbers that they hoped to end segregation and discrimination and receive equal, just, and fair treatment.
- The duel - more equal and balanced in the play than in the film, where the camera unfairly favours Nicholson - is a showdown between two opposed acting styles.
- At first, it seemed reasonable; everyone had fairly equal responsibilities, which I noted she never bothered with herself.
- It is difficult to foster and feed the kind of balanced, equal relationship that can sustain us into the future.
- Against the wind in the second half, Confey now had to face a far tougher challenge but they were equal to the task.
- The people of York have proved themselves equal to the task.
- With her comprehensive research, sound analysis, and engaging style, Williams proves herself equal to the task.
- Bergerac has an under-appreciated white wine, Monbazillac, that is almost the equal of many Sauternes and much less expensive.
- He was now a land owner - the equal of his former employers.
- The stairways and the timbers used have had few equals in the present day.
verbo (equals, equalling, equalled; US equals, equaling, equaled)[with object]
- The first thing to note about the 8% figure quoted by the prime minister is that it does not equal the amount of total EU income spent on health care.
- Table VII shows that the number of paper-cutting opportunities nearly equaled the total number of paper-folding opportunities in the ten textbooks.
- Euler asserts that the sum of the harmonic series equals the natural logarithm of infinity plus a quantity that is nearly a constant.
- This time the Trophy Match equalled the flawless performance of the other two.
- Publicly, she may well claim she aims to smash her final imprint into the record book, equalling the record of 20 Wimbledon titles garnered by Billie Jean King.
- Browne's time in the 60m sprint equalled his best performance this year, which has him ranked in the top 10 nationally.
- Both universities have started educational campaigns to teach students that downloading copyrighted songs equals intellectual property theft.
- What these works reveal most vividly is that suburban history is, more than anything else, a story in which property equals power.
- A danger to his property equaled a direct danger to him.
It is widely held that adjectives such as equal and unique should not be modified and that it is incorrect to say more equal or very unique, on the grounds that these are adjectives which refer to a logical or mathematical absolute. For more discussion of this question, see unique (usage).
(the) first among equals
- The person or thing having the highest status in a group: the clerk was regarded as first among equals by the other chief officersMás ejemplos en oraciones
- He will be the first among equals, but they will all have to prove themselves.
- Sorry Campbell, you may be the first among equals, but you ain't the boss.
- As the first among equals, the Prime Minister will symbolically have his finger on the nuclear button.
on equal terms
- With the same advantages and disadvantages: all companies should be able to compete on equal termsMás ejemplos en oraciones
- The competition takes place on a level playing field, where every country has a chance to participate on equal terms.
- Companies are no longer allowed to exclude part-time workers - they must offer membership to everyone on equal terms.
- For clubs playing in European competitions, a mid-season break would allow them to compete on equal terms.
other (or all) things being equal
- Provided that other factors or circumstances remain the same: it follows that, other things being equal, the price level will riseMás ejemplos en oraciones
- Once this finds an outlet through trade and specialisation, all things being equal, material progress follows.
- It does not always provide for perfect justice or perfect security but, all things being equal, it is an improvement over the endless territorial and tribal wars that came before.
- So, all other things being equal, the left-handed trait, which is largely genetic, should have died out long ago in prehistory.
some —— are more equal than others
- Although members of a society or group appear to be equal, in reality some receive better treatment than others: evidently, some communities are more equal than othersMás ejemplos en oraciones
- They are trying to get the state to stop claiming that some relationships are more equal than others.
- The squabbles about the International Criminal Court indicate that some states are more equal than others.
- Well, it turns out, some equal rights are more equal than others.
Late Middle English: from Latin aequalis, from aequus 'even, level, equal'.
A word that came from Latin aequus, which is also at the root of adequate (early 17th century), equable (mid 17th century), equanimity (early 17th century), equate (Middle English), equity (Middle English), equivalent (Late Middle English) ‘of equal worth’, equator (Late Middle English) the circle where day and night are equal, iniquity (Middle English), and, via French, egalitarian (late 19th century). George Orwell's political satire Animal Farm (1945) is the source of the quotation ‘All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.’ Another historic use of equal is from the American Declaration of Independence (1776): ‘We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ See also first
Palabras que riman con equalcoequal, prequel, sequel
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